This South African wine lives up to its name with coffee bean and chocolate over layers of blueberry, cassis, and plum mingling with tobacco and sweet spice.The refreshing wine has ripe tannic structure, with balancing acidity and long length on the warming complex finish.Pair with lamb and grilled beef.Drink now or cellar until 2018.Date tasted: November 2014.

90 points for typicity!My limited experience in the Sommelier world has taught me that one either loves Pinotage ( a South African specialty) or one does NOT!This Pinotage is deep purple with thick legs showing extraction indicitive of the 14% alcohol and luscious friut in the glass.Pronounced aromas and flavours of coffee, black fruit, cherry,cranberry, chocolate, espresso,cedar,smoke, toast,black pepper,earth,clove,blackcurrent leaf, vanilla, leather, BACON!Yes...bacon.Length is long on a fruit driven finish. This is a rich wine and I suggest sharing the bottle. It's at it's best right now. Not suitable for further aging.Perfect summer BBQ wine.Tasted: April 2014

This pinotage stands it ground with flavour. Hit in the face with aromas of coffee, espresso and dark chocolate. Familiar dark fruit - dark cherry and plum fill the mouth. This full bodied pinotage will go perfect with a beef dish like prime rib.